上刑

shàngxíng
  1. severe punishment
  2. worst punishment
  3. to torture

CEDICT

  1. severe punishment; torture
  2. to torture; to put to torture; to apply the third degree

Wiktionary

  1. 重刑。
  2. 用刑。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
2 刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment

Related entries

拷掠 kǎolüè to torture
磨折 mózhé
  1. to torture
  2. to torment
揉磨 róumo
  1. to torment
  2. to torture
煎熬 jiānáo
  1. to suffer
  2. to torture
  3. to torment
  4. ordeal
  5. suffering
  6. torture
  7. torment
他们的煎熬过了。

Their ordeal is over.

Source: Tatoeba

拷打 kǎodǎ
  1. to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)
  2. to give sb the third degree
  3. to torture
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